S.D. City Council adopts water-use restrictions

SAN DIEGO – Following the lead of county officials, the San Diego City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to move to a Level 2 drought alert. Water-use restrictions will start on June 1.

New rules include watering only on days assigned by the city and watering only for 10 minutes per irrigation station.

In April, the San Diego County Water Authority said it would cut its deliveries to 24 member agencies across the region by 8 percent. Retail water departments such as the one in San Diego are adopting their own Level 2 restrictions based on their individual needs.

San Diego officials said they will continue developing property-specific water budgets in case the restrictions don't work during the summer, when water use is the highest.

For more details and a schedule of public meetings about conservation, go to sandiego.gov/water.